Building web maps in Zanzibar
By: Marena Brinkhurst and Jinal FofliaThis past weekend, a group of 30 developers and geospatial professionals from eight countries across Africa gathered in Zanzibar to share their ideas and explore...
View ArticleVisualizing Election Data: a guide to Mapbox GL Expressions
By: Lo BénichouThis is part one of a guide series on electoral maps and data visualization.The 2018 election season is rapidly approaching and with that comes your slew of seasonal red and blue maps....
View ArticleTracking Hurricanes with Artificial Intelligence
By: Eric GundersenNASA and Development Seed are tracking Hurricane Florence using machine learning techniques, producing results six times faster than current capabilities. Their neural network-based...
View ArticleDriving insights from connected cars
By: Larry WangConnected vehicles open a new world of opportunities to improve the driving experience: Think usage-based insurance, car sharing services, preventive maintenance, and shared auto loans....
View ArticleDoh! Making a Simspons-inspired map with expressions
By: Taya LavrinenkoThe Happy Planet Index (HPI) looks beyond GDP and explores the sustainable wellbeing for each country based on four properties: wellbeing, life expectancy, inequality of outcomes,...
View ArticleCarPlay iOS 12: Navigation SDK
By: Tarani DuncanCarPlay is now supported by default in our Navigation SDK, meaning any app using our SDK connects directly to the dashboard of all CarPlay-enabled cars. This is part of Apple’s iOS 12...
View ArticleBuilding a world-scale AR experience in iOS
By: Morgane SantosThis is part of a series about designing for Augmented Reality. If you want to brush up on AR terms and concepts, we recommended starting here.Imagine, walking through a city and...
View ArticleSatSummit: Disaster Response, AI, OpenData, NASA, and Food Security from Space
By: Eric GundersenWe’re down to the final 10 tickets. SatSummit will be sold out again because of the amazing cross-section of leaders who understand the potential of imagery and maps to solve some of...
View ArticleAR and 3D in a secure environment
Bring your maps to life with the Maps SDK for Unity in Atlas.By: Becky HarrisAtlas, our on-premises mapping and location platform, lets you access AR and 3D visualizations offline and in a secure...
View ArticleHow the Rock n’ Roll Cartographer built an award-winning listening experience...
By: Becky HarrisOver the last 15 years, Lee Martin, has built playful digital experiences for artists and bands including Guns n’ Roses, Foo Fighters, Beck, Sonic Youth, and others. His work usually...
View ArticleLive Electoral Maps: A Guide to Feature State
By: Lo Benichou and Asheem MamoowalaThis is part two of a guide series on electoral maps and data visualization. Make sure to check out part one, on using expressions to visualize election results.It’s...
View ArticleHow we Explored Outdoors
Announcing our honorary winnersBy: Becky HarrisYou all killed it in our August Explore Outdoors Contest! We loved touring your favorite hometowns spots as you showed them off through your Studio maps,...
View ArticleAlexa Auto Integration
Maps, navigation, and real-time traffic with your voiceBy: Richard HurlockAmazon just announced the launch of Alexa Auto, an aftermarket device that plugs into the car’s infotainment system and brings...
View ArticleOrdnance Survey launches 3D maps
Britain’s mapping agency is using AR to provide a new perspective on outdoor trailsBy: Avi CieplinskiBritain’s mapping agency, Ordnance Survey, has launched a 3D map feature in their OS Maps for iOS —...
View ArticleEagleView’s imagery explorer shows the impact of Hurricane Florence from above
By: Kalimar MaiaEagleView built an imagery viewer that combines multiple data sources to show the effects of Hurricane Florence. The viewer is helping evacuated homeowners see their property and make...
View ArticleSatSummit 3
The view from 36,000 kilometers and the groundBy: Rebecca WoernerThere’s something profound about looking at Earth from high above. I’m feeling that more than ever after an amazing two days at...
View ArticleDesigning Electoral Maps: Exploring Mapbox GL JS
By: Lo BénichouThis post is part three of a guide series on electoral maps and data visualization. Make sure to check out Part one, on using expressions to visualize election results, and Part two, on...
View ArticleMapbox ❤️ NNG
Teaming up with the leading in-car navigation software developer to deliver live maps for automotiveBy: Alex BarthOur live location platform is now available as part of NNG’s navigation engine and UX...
View ArticleJaime Chen, formerly of Tanium, joins as Service Owner of Studio
By: Peter SirotaI’m excited to welcome Jaime Chen as our new Service Owner of Studio!Jaime joins us from Tanium, where she served as the Director of Product Design and Product Management for platform...
View ArticleKinetica Kickbox.js built with Mapbox GL
By: Larry WangOur partners at Kinetica just launched Kickbox.js for Mapbox GL, an open source code acceleration library designed to expedite and simplify custom geospatial web app development. This...
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